92 Iowa 126 | Iowa | 1894
On the twenty-third day of December, 1891, plaintiff and defendant entered into a contract, whereby defendant traded to plaintiff two stallions for one hundred and twenty acres of land in Clay county, Iowa, and a note and mortgage of plaintiff for six hundred dollars. One of the horses, a stallion called “Raeberry,” was taken by plaintiff at the agreed price of one thousand dollars. It is claimed in the petition that the defendant warranted the stallion to be a “sure foal getter,” better than the average, and that he was an imported, full blood, registered Clydesdale stallion; that the horse was not a “sure foal getter,” and was wholly worthless for the purpose; and that he was not imported nor registered. The answer to the petition was a general denial of the alleged warranty. The case was tried to a jury, resulting in a verdict for plaintiff for nine hundred dollars. Appellant contends that there was no competent evidence as to the actual value of the horse in the condition he was in, and no proper testimony as to his value had he been in the condition represented. The plaintiff, to establish these matters, was a witness' in his own behalf, and also produced one Elliot. To
It is also insisted that the verdict is excessive, and not sustained by the testimony. From the testimony it appears that the damages, if any, were the amount allowed by the jury; and, as we hold the testimony was competent, there was sufficient to sustain the verdict. There being no error in the record, the judgment ÍS AFFIRMED.